I bought one new when they were first out. At the time I was
on a surveying crew in rural area. I carried it for several months
in a pouch on my belt. Shot it a good bit with Rem Gold and had
no problem. I traded it to a guy on my crew who still has it and
shoots it occasionally. I've had other ones used and didn't shoot
them much, picked up on trades. I don't know any horror stories
about them. In fact as far as functional for a pocket 22, I thought
they were pretty dependable but only good for close range point
shooting. I never paid attention enough to them to realize there
were updates on them, learn something new everyday. Good
write up.